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Hi all, I have an interview with a great company but I am very very nervous-I have been an LPN for 5 years (mostly ltc but have also worked hospice as well). I'm currently in school and am leaving my current job because I was told it was part time bu...

Thanks! I got my review today and it went excellent so at least I'm ok there. I still have so much to learn but learning is one of my favorite things to do. They are sending me to a 3 week wound course (once a week for 8 hours a day). I'm an LPN but ...

Hi I just started a new part time wound care position (more info is in previous threads). Anyway, i have some wc experience, but I'm finding that I'm scheduled 5 hour days/6 days a week but im clocking out 2-3 hours after that I do all the wounds f...

Thank you both for the great suggestions!! Tammy you are so right-today when i went in i put my foot down and pulled the aides to the side and explained that the nurses are responsible for x,y and z. I also spoke to the shower aides so that we could ...

Getting really desperate for suggestions. If I continue getting out this late it's going to start affecting my schooling. I talked to my DON about me getting stuck with the skin tears, etc. which i shouldnt be doing. I had one very experienced RN tel...

Hi everyone-I am an LPN who currently works at a SNF. I have several years of experience in LTC working the floor, and around 1 year accumulated experience of doing wound care on the weekends. I was offered the mon-fri wound care position at my curre...

Hello I'm going to try this again :)... I recently posted a thread about accepting a wound care nurse position at a SNF. I have what I call a small amount of experience (wound care on the weekends and of course wound care while working the floor). I ...

Hi I was recently hired at an ALF which requires for me to do alot of monthly MARS/TARS checks...the problem is I have never done it and have no clue how to. The last facility I worked at had specific nurses come in monthly to do those and i never le...

hey everyone, i recently started working at a methadone clinic about 5 months ago. I made a mistake by started this position part time and starting another part time position at a clinic at the same time out of need. So basically I was a new nurse le...

After 3 days of orientation, I started on my own as an LPN at a skilled nursing facility. My patient load consists of about 30 residents and these include lots of g-tubes, tube feedings, accu checks and of course lots of meds! I work a 7a to 7p shift...

hello again thanks so much for your responses! i completed my 2nd day and it went alot smoother then the first. I was better organized and made sure to stop as soon as i finished my first med pass to complete my charting, as well as soon as finished ...

oh and golflinda-the answer to your question about my patient. No I've never done suctioning before so I wanted to watch someone do it. And to tell you the truth-most of the things i did that day I've never done before. So I guess the combination of ...

thanks for all your quick responses. When I did my orientation i was lucky enough to have very helpful nurses every time ( i had a different floor every day during my 3 day orientation) I knew there was no way they can show me everything-thats imposs...

I recently was hired at a LTC facility working 12 hour shifts. I've been a nurse only a year and most of my experience is from working at a methadone clinic. I just started my new job but have seen that noone seems to stay there, people are constantl...

thanks for all the advice everyone :) i didnt really think about the fact that a bad ltc facility could put my license in jeopardy. kinda scary! i will keep everyone posted on whatever i choose

ive done some prereq's for my RN but wanted to be an LPN for 1-2 more years in order to feel more experienced. I didnt want to jump in and be an RN with more responsibility and not know what I was doing LOL. But I think youre right-I feel really limi...

i agree with kakamegamma-i in no way see how the op intentionally meant to be negative towards anyone. i think she would just like to know how to incorporate faith into her practice. I've thought about this once myself. Religion asks us to be patient...

wow im reading this post and its like i was the one that wrote it! Now i know im not the only one who has problems like this. I have a similiar situation at work, where no matter what I do, I'm constantly being bossed around and just treated like a t...

yea i was thinking the same thing. It seems that everyone is hiring PRN now, too. But I also dont want to take a chance and have it blow up in my face. Eventually I will find something full time.

Hi everyone I am an LPN with a little over a year experience. I really want to work in pediatrics-preferably pediatric home health. I dont have alot of experience, and the experience I do have did not require any 'nursing skills' as I work at a drug ...

yes youre right. I'm really upset right now I got a call back from Bayada Nurses, who've i heard is a pretty good agency. On the ad they clearly said they were looking for Full Time nurses, 4,8 or 12 hour shifts 7 days a week. I've been wanting to w...

this is what ive been wanting to do for a long time. I heard about the cuddling program in tampa fl, but when i went to my local hospital and asked about it, they looked at me funny. The head Volunteer person called someone on the NICU and asked "do ...

Hello everyone- i could really use some advice please. I am an LPN with one year of experience. I am currently working at a drug rehab facility that I dont love, but have been trying to deal with in order to gain experience. This position pays the ...

Hi guys i need some serious help please-ive been an LPN for about 6 months. I started working for an Assisted living facility but quit after a month partly because of the hour drive and partly from being stressed out (particularly by patients family ...

thanks for all the encouragement-posting this is the best thing i could've done. i went to work yesterday feeling confident that i am new and that i wouldnt let my insecurities get to me. i had a great day! i had no anxiety and learned quite a lot. i...